My friends first aid pitches

After climbing 3 walls my friend was getting sick of just jugging and cleaning for me. So we took a rest day and climbed the aid pitches on this route and then rapped out. The aid pitches are great for beginners.

First solo this long!

Soloed this in march and I was early enough in the season that I think I might have been one of just a few climbers in all of Zion! (at least that's how it felt) Never realized how exhausting doing something like this solo could be, but it was still pretty cool. Make sure you have your bigger gear for the pitches higher up. On one pitch ( i think 6) I had to leap frog my two #4s for 40-50 feet.

Long time coming

Last weekend I Soloed Touchstone Wall again and I employed the continuous loop self belay method. I LOVED IT! I only had to haul 3 times while on the wall. (Hauling takes the most time so the less I do it the better). Someone put bolt #6 back on P1 and this time added epoxey to the D.A. too! Sure was nice. They also added a pin to the traverse to get to the roof! Its so welcome to see the poxy on it too. However the broken pin above the lip of the roof is still there. Guess it adds flavor. I had enough gear to run Pitches 2,3,4 all together then haul at the top. It took soo long to rap and clean I lost feeling in my legs. My Silent Partner turned into its own Cluster F and kept short roping me. I rapped the route because the slot canyon decent to the east can be its own epic with a haul bag.If you want to fire it in a day, get a white pass at the BC desk. This will ensure others stay away from the route. That or buy a bivi permit.I live an hour away and I'm always looking for a partner.kevin_likes_to_climb_much@hotmail.comwww.mountainproject.com has way better beta on this route.